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Nancy Spitler
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Colorado: Todd McGraw & Rosemary McGraw, Mike Burkhold, Annemarie H Jacques, Lindsay R Woods, Chris Ollis and Ken Johnson.
/ in Travel stories / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerTodd McGraw & Rosemary McGraw, Mike Burkhold, Annemarie H Jacques, Lindsay R Woods, Chris Ollis and Ken Johnson met for a concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and the next day did the Rocky Mountain National Park Ridge Trail Road up to the tundra. Wearing Tiger paws on iPhones and hats they met another group of Clemson grads!
Students help island nation still recovering from devastating storm
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerAbout 5,000 residents near the southern tip of Dominica learned just how precarious their water supply was when Tropical Storm Erika’s torrential rains caused a creek to breach the cistern that holds their treated drinking water.
Broadening the path to higher education
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerThis spring, as most districts were preparing to end the school year, Clemson was focused on helping minority students who too often never make it to graduation day.
Dog's Best Friend
/ in Features / 3 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerLeigh Anne Clark and her research team have discovered genes in collies and shelties that explain a number of traits in the two breeds. Their most recent discovery could have implications for humans as well.
The Bob and Betsy Campbell Museum of Natural History
/ in Landmarks & Legends / 2 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerIt’s a small unassuming building that looks like it belongs in an earlier time. Many people on campus aren’t aware of its existence, and few have been inside.
CLUB ACTIVITIES
/ in Lifelong Tigers / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerEdisto The Edisto Clemson Club held their annual winter/spring meeting, “Paws and Celebrate,” where they celebrated Clemson’s football national championship. Staff and students from ClemsonLIFE attended and shared information about the program for students with intellectual disabilities who desire a postsecondary experience on a college campus. Bill Spiers gave an update about Clemson football. Spiers, […]
Pluff Mud, Persistence & Protecting Fragile Ecosystems
/ in Features / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerNearly half the oyster reefs in South Carolina have disappeared in the last century. Professor Caye Drapcho and her students have teamed up with Al Segars ’74 to help Mother Nature by creating new oyster reefs.
Undergraduates capture prestigious Goldwater, Truman awards
/ in In These Hills / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerClemson students have demonstrated to the nation this year that their education has prepared them to compete with anyone in the country. This year, two students were awarded Goldwater Scholarships and another was the second Clemson student ever to be named a Truman Scholar. Killian H. McDonald of Columbia, a junior political science and women’s […]
Chowdhury Honored for Research Achievements
/ in Lifelong Tigers / 0 Comments / by: Nancy SpitlerMashrur “Ronnie” Chowdhury envisions a future in which car accidents will be reduced to virtually zero and drivers will travel down some of the state’s busiest roads without stopping for a single traffic light.